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Omicron variant

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

BEIJING: China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:37am

World

US CDC recommends boosters targeting Omicron

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended Covid-19 booster shots...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 10:06am

World

EU watchdog set to approve first Omicron jabs

THE HAGUE: The EU’s drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorise the first Covid-19 vaccines for the Omicron...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:47am

World

US tells pharmas to make Covid boosters targeting BA.4 and BA.5

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday told vaccine makers that Covid boosters for this fall...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:48pm

World

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases: CDC

The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:16pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 Positivity rate in Karachi soars to alarming levels

KARACHI: The fresh wave of Covid-19 seems to be hitting Karachi hard as the test-to-positivity ratio in the megacity...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Sports

FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup

DOHA: FIFA are confident semi-automated technology to assist with quicker Video Assistant Referee decisions could be...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 04:54pm

World

China’s Xi backs zero-Covid policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping said China must stick “unswervingly” to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:20am

Markets

Moderna’s new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

Markets

Chinese mRNA COVID booster stronger against Omicron than Sinovac shot

BEIJING: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate from China’s Walvax Biotechnology using mRNA technology triggered a stronger...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:45pm

World

WHO authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

World

Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling North Korea Covid outbreak

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country’s...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:20am

Technology

Tech titans curb hiring in a ‘challenging macro environment’

PARIS: From e-commerce colossus Amazon to social networking star Facebook, US tech firms that once grew with abandon...

Published 15 May, 2022 11:17am

Pakistan

Inbound flights: CAA to resume rapid antigen tests for passengers from Gulf countries

Will be conducted at Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi airports

Published 13 May, 2022 09:11pm

World

North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in ‘gravest emergency’

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency”...

Published 12 May, 2022 12:04pm

Business & Finance

China’s services activity plunges as zero-Covid drags

BEIJING: China’s services sector activity slumped in April to the second lowest on record, independent data showed...

Published 05 May, 2022 10:21am

World

Two Omicron sub-variants driving S. Africa Covid spike: WHO

GENEVA: Two new Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in reported Covid cases in South Africa, the World...

Published 04 May, 2022 11:00pm

World

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

SEOUL: South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:08am

Business & Finance

US economy sees surprise Q1 contraction despite solid spending

WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022 as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus hampered...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500mn as Omicron variant BA.2 surges

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:44pm

World

China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan’s first wave

SHANGHAI: China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:26am

World

German health minister urges EU to clear 2nd booster for elderly

BERLIN: Germany’s health minister urged the European Union on Tuesday to back a fourth COVID-19 shot for people...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:27am

Business & Finance

26pc of SMBs post higher sales on Facebook platform in past month, Meta reveals

ISLAMABAD: Around 26 percent of operational Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan using the Facebook...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

World

Shanghai’s Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections

SHANGHAI: China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:33pm

World

England to roll out fourth Covid shot: NHS

LONDON: England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 11:41am

World

Too early yet for second Covid-19 booster: EU watchdog

AMSTERDAM: It is too early to call for a second Covid-19 booster shot, Europe’s medicines watchdog said Thursday,...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 08:49pm

World

China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm

Business & Finance

UK economy surges unexpectedly, bolstering case for rate hike next week

LONDON: Britain’s economy rebounded much more than expected in January from its coronavirus-related lull in late...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 03:45pm

World

Mainland China daily local COVID cases at 2-year high

BEIJING: Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about ...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:46am

World

Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief

HONG KONG: Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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